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Namaste Manomani,

 

You are welcome. Any time there are question, feel free to write in,

be they long or short.

 

When wearing 13 or 14 mukhi rudrakshas, other mukhi beads can be worn

together with them. They can be worn with an 8 mukhi bead or strung

together with it. And later if you wish, with a 9 mukhi. When you

have collected several mukhi beads in sequence, say from 1 mukhi to

14, you can have them strung together as one Mala.

 

Indeed the inclination to wear rudraksha has something to do with our

past lives. Its mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts like the Shiva

Purana that the inclination is due to blessings of Lord Shiva from

preceding births.

 

How nice to hear of your experience at your local Ganesh Temple. What

the woman pujari and the priest said is very true. This means they

would know some of the holy scriptures about rudraksha.

 

Those Hindu priests from other temples who told you that you can't

wear rudrakshas because you're a woman, were wrong. What they said

was based on ignorance and superstitious beliefs. This show they've

not read holy scriptures about rudraksha and thought women can't wear

them.

 

Om Namah Shivaya

 

 

 

-- , " amberbangles "

<amberbangles wrote:

>

> Namaste this is Manonmani,

>

> Thanks so much for your kind response to my earlier question and

sure

> you can call my by my spiritual name.

>

> I just wanted to ask a couple of other questions: When wearing a 13

> or 14 mukhi rudraksha, must they be worn alone or can another

> rudraksha be placed with them?

>

> I'm asking because I'll be ordering an 8 muhki rudraksha and I'm

> wondering if I can wear it with either a 13 or 14 muhki rudraksha?

>

> Also, if I'm wearing an 8 muhki rudraksha, is it essential that I

> wear a 9 muhki rudraksha as well?

>

> Correct me if I'm mistaken but does the inclination to wear

> rudrakshas have something to do with our past lives?

>

> I'm asking because, I was at my local temple (a Ganesh temple) and

> one of the prists was speaking with an elder woman pujari. The

priest

> told me that the woman really respected me because I wear

rudrakshas.

> He went on to say that Lord Shiva must be very pleased with me. He

> did not exactly explain any further.

>

> I'm very glad that you have spoken about how women can wear these

> sacred beads. I've had Hindu priests tell me that I can't wear

> rudrakshas--I've walked out of their temples never to return.

>

> Thank so much and I apologize for such a long winded post

>

> Have a great day!

>

> Jessica Manonmani

>